Former Notre Dame football star Tommy Zbikowski -- signed a one-year contract today to play safety for the Chicago Bears. Zibby grew up in the Chicago suburbs -- so it's pretty cool!
LINK: ZIBBY IS A BEAR
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Homecoming: Zbikowski is a Chicago Bear!!!
Former Notre Dame football star Tommy Zbikowski -- signed a one-year contract today to play safety for the Chicago Bears. Zibby grew up in the Chicago suburbs -- so it's pretty cool!
LINK: ZIBBY IS A BEAR
Saturday, March 23, 2013
First Day of Full Contact -- Notre Dame Football
Coach Kelly met with the media today after this morning's first Spring Practice with full pads on. Here's what he had to say:
LINK: COACH KELLY WITH MEDIA
Notre Dame Beats Ohio State to Advance!
The Fightin' Irish of Notre Dame did two things today -- they beat Ohio State 3 - 1 earning a trip to tomorrow afternoon's CCHA Final against the winner of the Miami of Ohio vs. Michigan game this evening. And, they definitely clinched a spot in the NCAA Tournament...
Here's a link to the highlights, post game press conference and post game coverage:
LINK: NOTRE DAME BEAT OHIO STATE
LINK: PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: POST GAME
Notre Dame's NCAA Tournament Run Over...
The IRISH led 18 - 14 -- ten minutes into the game with Iowa State last night...
Then, it was over.
LINK: MIKE BREY POST GAME PRESSER
Notre Dame Plays Ohio State Today in Motown
LINK: CCHA PREVIEW
Friday, March 22, 2013
The Dance Starts Tonight For Our IRISH!
Tip-off is scheduled for 9:45 PM ET tonight on CBS -- as the Notre Dame Fightin' Irish begin NCAA Tournament play against Iowa State at the University of Dayton Arena. Here's a link to the pre-game coverage:
LINK: PRACTICE REPORT
LINK: COACH BREY WITH MEDIA
LINK: GAME PREVIEW -- THE MATCH-UP
LINK: PLAYER INTERVIEWS
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Mike Brey Sends IRISH Jersey to the President
The President of the United States took a verbal jab at the University of Notre Dame's basketball jersey on ESPN this week -- so, Mike Brey is sending that jersey to the White House.
The New Morris Inn -- Virtual Tour -- Must See!
The University of Notre Dame's Morris Inn is undergoing a significant renovation/expansion project that is going to produce a world-class hotel for on-campus guests. You'll enjoy this "fly through" virtual tour of what the Morris Inn will look like this September when it re-opens its doors -- along with a second link to the LIVE WEBCAM following the construction project:
LINK: VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE MORRIS INN
LINK: LIVE WEBCAM
Notre Dame Football Practice Video: Must See
The gang at Fighting Irish Digital Media just pushed out their first video from yesterday's first Spring Practice -- for Notre Dame football...
LINK: FIRST SPRING PRACTICE
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Domer Chris Quinn Back in the NBA Today
LINK: CHRIS QUINN BACK IN THE NBA
Photo of the Day ---- Spring Is Here at ND!
It may not look like it outside -- but Spring has returned to Notre Dame -- as the Fighting Irish football team hit the practice field for the first day of Spring Practice.
Looks like Stephon Tuitt (#7) has hit the weight room!
LINK: PHOTOS FROM TODAY'S FIRST PRACTICE
ND's Newest Building -- Open for Business!
The Stayer Center for Executive Education opened its doors this past week -- and let me tell you -- this building is spectacular! Here's a link to a short little slide show of Notre Dame's newest campus facility.
The photo above is of a stained glass window in the St. Matthew Chapel inside the Stayer Center.
LINK: THE STAYER CENTER -- SLIDE SHOW
#1 AGAIN! -- Can You Say "FOUR-PEAT!!!!"
Bloomberg Businessweek just released their rankings of the top undergraduate Business Schools in the country and for the FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR -- the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business is ranked #1!
I believe this is the first time a university has been ranked #1 -- four consecutive years!
LINK: OFFICIAL RELEASE
LINK: BUSINESS SCHOOL RANKINGS
Spring Practice #1 -- Coach Kelly With Media
The first practice of the Spring Season, here at the University of Notre Dame, took place at 8 AM ET "inside" at Meyo Field inside the Loftus Sports Center. After practice, Brian Kelly met with the media to talk about his Fighting Irish football team:
LINK: COACH KELLY WITH THE MEDIA
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Notre Dame Football's Spring Roster Released
The University of Notre Dame begins their Spring Practice season tomorrow -- as they prepare for the upcoming Blue Gold Game on Saturday, April 20th.
Some of the highlights:
- Louis Nix weighs 357 lbs.
- Stephon Tuitt 6'-6" and 322 lbs.
- Eleven players tip the scales at 300 +
LINK: OFFICIAL SPRING FOOTBALL ROSTER
Coach Brian Kelly Met With the Media Today
The University of Notre Dame football team begins Spring Practice this week -- leading up to the 83rd Annual Blue Gold Game on April 20th. To kick things off, Coach Kelly met with the media at NOON ET today -- here's the follow-up media coverage:
LINK: REPLAY OF PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: AN INTERVIEW WITH COACH KELLY
LINK: ESPN NOTRE DAME BLOG
LINK: NBC NOTRE DAME CENTRAL
Monday, March 18, 2013
Media Reaction to Notre Dame's Chances...
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame begin their quest for a third straight trip to the Final Four via Iowa City, IA "When" they make it -- they will probably be the only team not to play a game on their home court in the NCAA tournament.
Game I'm most concerned about -- the potential to have to play Iowa on their home court in a Second Round game -- the #2 team in the tournament did not deserve that...
It didn't take long for the media to weigh-in on what lies ahead for the IRISH:
LINK: ESPN EXPERT PICKS
LINK: GRAHAM HAYS
LINK: MECHELLE VOEPEL
LINK: CHARLIE CREME
LINK: SPORTING NEWS
Coach Kelly Makes Visit to Breezy Point, NY
Notre Dame head football coach Brian Kelly made the trip to Breezy Point, Queens this past week to visit the ravages of Hurricane Sandy. Coach Kelly and his Kelly Cares Foundation has pledged financial help to the Catholic Club -- a popular community center that was destroyed in the storm.
Nice story...
LINK: COACH KELLY GIVING BACK...
Lady IRISH Off to Iowa City to Play UT Martin
The only #1 seed to have to go on the road to play ALL of their games to make it to New Orleans for the FINAL FOUR -- the Fightin' Irish of Notre Dame.
The other #1 seeds; Baylor, Stanford and UCONN will play their first two games at home...
The (31-1) IRISH will begin their NCAA Championship run in Iowa City, IA this Sunday at 5:05 PM ET against the #16 seed (19-14) University of Tennessee Martin.
GO IRISH!
LINK: COACH MCGRAW
LINK: PLAYER REACTION
LINK: NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET
LINK: UTM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL SITE
Taya Reimer -- McDonald's National POY Award!
Congratulations Taya!
LINK: REIMER NAMED NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR!
Can Anyone Beat Griner and the Baylor Bears?
That was the question poised to a few "experts" over at ESPN -- on the eve of the NCAA Selection Show -- that will air on their channels this evening at 7 PM ET. Here's what they had to say:
LINK: CAN ANYONE BEAT BAYLOR?
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Notre Dame to Play Ohio State in CCHA Semis
The #12 Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will play the "un-ranked" Ohio State Buckeyes this Friday afternoon at Joe Louis Arena in the semi-finals of the CCHA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT.
Miami of Ohio will play Michigan in the other semi-final. The winners will play Saturday for the honor of being the last CCHA Champion!
Notre Dame and Ohio State last played back in February in Columbus -- with the Buckeyes winning 6 - 3 the first night and the two teams playing to a 2-2 OT time the next night -- with the IRISH winning the shootout for the extra point.
Should be a good crowd in the Motor City!
LINK: TO BUY TICKETS -- CLICK HERE!
Know Thy Opponent -- Iowa State Cyclones
Took a quick look around the web to see what I could find out about the Iowa State Cyclones from the Big 12 Conference. Iowa State lost their last game to Kansas 88 - 73 in their conference tournament. Photo above of Iowa State's reaction to playing Notre Dame...
It didn't take long for ALL of the talking heads at ESPN to pick Iowa State over ND -- probably the best news we could get!!!
Some quick facts:
- 22 - 11 season record
- The Cyclones are 6 - 4 their last 10 games
- Four starters score in double figures -- led by Will Clyburn at 15.0 pts. per game
Starting line-up:
- Melvin Ejim (F) -- 6'-6"
- George Niang (F) -- 6'-7"
- Chris Babb (G) -- 6'-5"
- Korie Luscious (G) -- 5'-11"
- Will Clyburn (G) -- 6'-7"
LINK: VIDEO OF IOWA STATE'S REACTION TO PLAYING ND
LINK: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THEIR LAST GAME
LINK: POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE
Notre Dame To Play Iowa State in West Region
The Notre Dame men's basketball team will begin NCAA Tournament play next Friday night in Dayton, OH against the Iowa State Cyclones in First Round play in the WEST REGION. The Irish are a #7 seed.
An omen? The last team to beat the overall #1 seed in the tournament (Louisville) -- the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame!
The defending National Champion Kentucky Wildcats -- did not make it into the tournament -- along with schools like Virginia, Maryland, Iowa, Tennessee, Southern Miss an Alabama..
Here's a link to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship Bracket -- along with the reaction from Notre Dame:
LINK: COACH BREY
LINK: SELECTION SUNDAY PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: PLAYER REACTION
LINK: NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT
Lunardi Has ND a #6 Seed in NCAA Tourney
ESPN's resident "bracketologist" Joe Lunardi -- has the Fightin' Irish of Notre Dame playing in the EAST REGIONAL as a #6 seed -- playing a #11 seed Saint Mary's in the First Round at Auburn Hills, MI.
"WHEN" the IRISH win -- they would more than likely play Michigan State in the Second Round...
Of course, we'll find out for real tonight -- who the IRISH will play and where.
Here is Lunardi's latest Bracketology:
LINK: LATEST NCAA BRACKET
NCAA Tournament Bracket Released Tonight!
Notre Dame basketball fans will want to tune-in to THE SELECTION SHOW today at 6 PM ET on CBS. The NCAA Men's Tournament field will be announced at that time.
The women's NCAA Tournament field will be announced on Monday...
If you can't get to a TV -- you can click on the link below and watch it live on the web!
LINK: WATCH THE SELECTION SHOW LIVE -- RIGHT HERE!
ND Glee Club Performs "McNamara's Band"
Happy St. Patrick's Day to the Notre Dame Family! Enjoy the talented ND Glee Club's performance of "McNamara's Band" -- by clicking the link below.
LINK: MCNAMARA'S BAND
ND Glee Club Performs "Rocky Road to Dublin"
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!
The University of Notre Dame's Glee Club performed "Rocky Road to Dublin" in front of the cameras a couple of weeks ago in the Debartolo Performing Arts Center. Enjoy!
LINK: ROCKY ROAD TO DUBLIN
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Video of Coach Kelly -- St. Patrick's Day Parade
Notre Dame football coach Brian Kelly was the Grand Marshal today for the St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Chicago. Here's the ABC-7 coverage of the parade -- and Coach Kelly marching down the street...
LINK: COACH KELLY -- GRAND MARSHAL
It's On to the NCAA Tournament For Our IRISH
Having played a little basketball in my day -- I can tell you I wouldn't want to play against Louisville. Full court pressure -- for the entire game -- that's not fun for the guys handling the ball. And, if you watched last night's game -- that relentless defense wore our guys down.
It's time to put that game in the rear view mirror and on to the NCAA...
ND will find out tomorrow night -- who they play and where they play. Can't wait!
Here's a link to the post game press conference after ND's 69 - 57 loss to #4 Louisville -- and ESPN's coverage:
LINK: POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: ESPN COVERAGE
Notre Dame Glee Club Performing "Danny Boy"
Happy St. Patrick's Day Weekend!
The University of Notre Dame's world-famous GLEE CLUB recently performed one of my favorites -- DANNY BOY. Enjoy!
LINK: DANNY BOY
Domer Kevin Ford '82 -- Back to Earth!
Notre Dame alum Kevin Ford '82, (that's him on the right) -- Captain of the International Space Station (Expedition 34) -- returned safely to earth in the past hour in a Soyuz space capsule in a remote area of Central Asia (Kazakhstan).
You're going to find the "departure" video from the Soyuz capsule -- interesting...
Ford led a 142 day mission at the International Space Station.
LINK: VIDEO OF FORD LEAVING CAPSULE
LINK: CHANGE OF COMMAND CEREMONY
LINK: STORY CONFIRMING LANDING
Friday, March 15, 2013
ESPN Critiques Notre Dame's Adidas Jersey
Digger and his crew at ESPN had some fun critiquing Notre Dame's new Adidas jersey...
LINK: FASHION POLICE
Louisville Up Next for the IRISH -- Tonight!
The beat goes on...
The Fightin' Irish will play their third game in three days at the "world's most famous arena" -- Madison Square Garden. Tonight's Big East Tournament opponent is Louisville -- a team we've split games with this season.
It's going to be tough one -- we stay close the first seven minutes and I think we can win!
The game will probably tip-off around 9:45 PM ET tonight on ESPN. GO IRISH!!!
LINK: GAME PREVIEW -- UND
LINK: ND vs. LOUISVILLE -- GAME PREVIEW
LINK: MADDUX SPORTS
LINK: PRE-GAME
Where Are They Now -- Adrian Dantley
I found this story quite enlightening...
Former Notre Dame All-American and NBA Hall of Famer, Adrian Dantley -- has a new job these days -- I believe you'll be quite surprised!
LINK: WHAT ADRIAN DANTLEY IS DOING...
Brian Kelly on MSNBC's "Morning Joe"
The University of Notre Dame's Brian Kelly was on the "Morning Joe" show this past Wednesday morning -- to talk about the KELLY GANG...
Unfortunately, Joe Scarborough is an Alabama fan.
LINK: BRIAN KELLY INTERVIEW -- SCROLL DOWN THE PAGE
Big Win for IRISH -- Now It's Louisville!
Folks, if you watched the first half -- of the first half -- you would have never guessed this outcome.
The IRISH missed 15 of their first 17 shots to start the game...
Yet, NOTRE DAME WINS!!!
The Irish beat Marquette 73 - 65 to move on to the Big East Tournament semi-finals tomorrow night against Louisville. This is ND's fourth straight trip to the semi-finals.
Here's a look at what the media is saying about the Irish's big win!
LINK: IRISH ICON -- GOOD STUFF!
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: NEW YORK POST
LINK: MILWAUKEE JOURNAL
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: ESPN COVERAGE
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Brian Kelly -- Grand Marshal Chicago Parade!
The University of Notre Dame's head football coach Brian Kelly is the Grand Marshal of the 2013 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Chicago this Saturday! The parade kicks off at NOON CT. The parade route: Columbus Drive at Balboa going north to Monroe Street.
Turning the CHICAGO RIVER GREEN begins at 10 AM CT -- photo above.
Rumor has it that Notre Dame's Bagpipe Band will march with Coach Kelly.
If you're in Chicago Saturday -- you'll want to JOIN IN THE FUN and yell GO IRISH! to Coach Kelly!!! If you can't make it to the parade -- ABC-7 Chicago will be broadcasting LIVE beginning at NOON CT.
LINK: COACH KELLY -- GRAND MARSHAL
Inside Look at Big East Tournament Champs!
The folks at Fighting Irish Digital Media just released an "inside look" at Notre Dame's Big East Tournament Championship -- you'll enjoy this access!
LINK: IRISH ICON
Irish Win Last Night -- Marquette Tonight !!!
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish trotted out their new Adidas jersey, shorts, sock and shoe combo last night in "grand fashion" -- beating Rutgers 69 - 61 in the world's most famous arena -- Madison Square Garden in the Big East Tournament.
The IRISH now face #3 tournament seed Marquette at 9 PM ET tonight -- a game that will be televised on ESPN. Here's the media coverage from last night's win:
LINK: ESPN COVERAGE
LINK: UND
LINK: IRISH ICON
LINK: NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
LINK: NEW JERSEY STAR LEDGER
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The IRISH Play Rutgers Tonight @ 9 PM ET
You can watch Notre Dame's opening game of the Big East Tournament against Rutgers -- tonight on ESPN2 at 9 PM ET. It's our last time playing in this event...
The IRISH beat Rutgers back in January 69 - 66 at home -- in their only meeting this season. It's going to be a tough game! The photo above is of Rutger's Wally Judge -- who went 9 for 9 from the field last night in their win over DePaul...
LINK: GAME PREVIEW
The Catholic Church Has a New Pope!
LINK: FOX NEWS COVERAGE
Notre Dame's Relay For Life Auction -- Bid Now!
The University of Notre Dame's UR Relay For Life Auction just went live today at NOON EST.
Over the next 48 hours -- you can bid on many items -- with all of the proceeds going towards fighting Cancer.
There are 80 UNIQUE ITEMS that Notre Dame fans would love -- so get to the site and BID!
The Auction ends Friday at Noon!
LINK: RELAY FOR LIFE AUCTION
LIVE -- Conclave Chimney Webcam
Thought the ND GO IRISH BLOG followers might appreciate a LIVE link to a webcam pointed at the Chimney on top of the Sistine Chapel -- where the Conclave is taking place in Vatican City.
Here's the projected voting schedule today:
- 12:30 PM ET
- 2:00 PM ET
LINK: LIVE WEBCAM
Photo of the Day: ND Students in Rome!
The Mornin' After: Big East Champions!
The #2 ranked Fightin' Irish keep racking up the wins -- we're at 26 IN A ROW and counting -- for a team that wasn't even ranked in the top ten in the preseason rankings. And last night's win came over arch-rival UCONN -- the third time Notre Dame has beat them this season!
Here's what the media has to say about ND's first Big East Tournament Championship in basketball!
LINK: ESPN
LINK: HARTFORD COURANT
LINK: HARTFORD COURANT #2
LINK: NEW YORK TIMES
LINK: SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE
LINK: POST GAME PRESS CONFERENCE
LINK: GAME HIGHLIGHTS
LINK: BIG EAST SITE
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Notre Dame -- BIG EAST TOURNEY CHAMPS!
Folks, they have won 26 straight -- THREE THIS YEAR OVER UCONN -- as the Lady Irish win 61 - 59 and the first BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Championship!!!
And, they win it on the ROAD -- in front of the UCONN home crowd.
The win is the seventh for Notre Dame in the last eight times these two teams have played -- INCREDIBLE!
LINK: BOX SCORE
The Move to the ACC Becomes Official July 1st
Jack Swarbrick made the announcement this afternoon that Notre Dame would become an official member of the Atlantic Coast Conference on July 1st. It's going to be fun!
LINK: NOTRE DAME COACHES' REACTION
The IRISH Take on UCONN Again -- 7 PM ET
How many times can you BEAT one team in the same season?
For the third time this season (second time in eight days) -- of what's expected could be a four-game series once the NCAA Tournament is completed -- the #2 ranked Fighting Irish of Notre Dame will take on the #3 ranked Huskies of UCONN in the Big East Tournament Championship game.
The game tips off at 7 PM ET TONIGHT -- with TV coverage provided by ESPN.
Here's a preview of the game: ND vs. UCONN
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